Tianhai Fairy Journey

Chapter 1633 The Art of Spirit Puppetry, The Visitor

Qingyun Island.

Inside a white jade hall perched on the mountainside of a magnificent and spiritually significant peak.

A powerful surge of magical energy erupted from within the hall, simultaneously unleashing a vast and overwhelming pressure from the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.

hum!hum!hum!
After a series of tremors, wisps of slender white light, like thousands of threads, coalesced and emerged, each slender white light growing and spreading along its own independent trajectory, reaching into unknown corners of the sky.

A corner of the sky above the earth.

A cyan phantom slowly appeared.

Looking at the scene in the distance, a smile appeared on Li Qing's face.

"The Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart is a perfect match for the Way of the Puppet!"

Those white rays of light, though seemingly slender, were incredibly solid, radiating a powerful and resilient divine soul force. Each ray was formed from the convergence and condensation of a vast amount of divine soul power.

More importantly, each white radiance of divine soul possesses its own unique charm, appearing both highly independent and yet maintaining a similar and consistent overall appearance.

"In a sense, Lingyi's special physique can be considered a late-stage spiritual body. In the early stages of cultivation, it may not seem to help her cultivation much, but the later she progresses, the more powerful her potential becomes."

Some things cannot be obtained through simple cultivation.

For example, the split-mindedness revealed by the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart can perfectly control each spirit puppet and unleash its maximum combat power.

Just then, streaks of white divine light began to intertwine in the air, condensing into a phantom image of a beautiful woman in a white dress, whose spirit was none other than Shan Lingyi herself.

call!call!
The overwhelming pressure of the mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator began to erupt.

The previously closed palace doors slowly opened, and three beautiful women in white dresses stepped out of the palace at the same time.

Upon closer inspection, the three beauties in white dresses resembled twin sisters, with exquisite and delicate features, gentle and elegant demeanor, and petite and charming figures, each exuding an almost identical serene and gentle charm.

The only slight difference is that the beauty in the middle has a tiny beauty mark on the left side of her eye.

"Congratulations to Lingyi on advancing to the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm!"

Li Qing descended gracefully, stepping forward with a gentle smile to offer his congratulations.

"Husband!"

A beautiful woman in a white dress with a tiny beauty mark in the middle took the initiative to throw herself into his arms, while the other two beautiful women in white dresses stood quietly in place, waiting with smiles in their eyes.

"I didn't expect my husband to return to the sect so quickly!"

Shan Lingyi smiled gently and said, "I originally wanted to give my husband a surprise."

"This situation is somewhat special!"

Li Xing smiled and said, "There were some unexpected matters to deal with in the Eastern Star Profound Sea, so after advancing in the Profound South Continent, I did not stay long and returned directly to the sect."

"My husband has been promoted?"

Shan Lingyi exclaimed with delight, "Does that mean my husband is now a true late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of his cultivation level?"

"Of course!"

Li Qing nodded proudly: "I am now at the highest level below the Great Cultivator."

"My husband is teasing Lingyi again!"

Seeing the teasing look in Li Qing's eyes, Shan Lingyi said coquettishly, "Even before my husband advanced, he was already at the strongest level in this world, let alone now that he has already advanced."

"Lingyi, there's no need to be modest. Perhaps your future husband will need your protection."

After exchanging a few jokes, Li Qing asked with a smile, "Lingyi, have you gained anything new from this promotion?"

"There's nothing particularly special about it, but Lingyi feels much more adept at the art of puppetry now, and all the difficulties she encountered when controlling spirit puppets in the past have completely disappeared."

Shan Lingyi began to proactively 'report' on her current cultivation progress.

Everything went as Li Qing had predicted. Although Shan Lingyi did not display absolute talent in her cultivation of the puppet path, she had a smooth journey and almost never encountered any significant obstacles. It was as if everything was going so naturally.

"But there's another piece of good news!"

With a smile on her face, Shan Lingyi said, "After this advancement, I can finally create my third avatar!"

"Not bad!"

Li Qing smiled and nodded: "In this way, even without external aids, you will be able to possess three powerful avatar spirit puppets of the same realm."

"All of this is thanks to my husband!"

Shan Lingyi smiled and shook her head: "Which external cultivator who cultivates the path of puppetry is not struggling financially? It is only because of my husband that I can obtain resources without limit to refine spirit puppet avatars."

The rare spiritual resources consumed by the first two spirit puppet avatars she created were something even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't afford.

"However, during this period of seclusion, I have given more thought to the concept of spirit puppet avatars!"

A hint of excitement appeared in Shan Lingyi's beautiful eyes.

"But then I thought of a method for further improvement?"

"Not bad!"

Shan Lingyi smiled and nodded: "Lingyi's first two spirit puppet avatars, one was made from the spiritual wood of heaven and earth, and the other was made from golden and jade spiritual materials!"

"Since Lingyi will continue to create spirit puppet bodies in the future, I'm thinking about whether we can find a way to unite them so that the spirit puppet avatars can exert greater combat power when they work together. For example, the first two avatars are of the wood and metal elements respectively, and Lingyi can refine spirit puppet avatars according to the five elements in the future."

"Of course!"

Li Qing chuckled: "Lingyi, have you forgotten that your husband once possessed five elemental spirit puppets? Each of them was at the peak of the mid-stage of the fourth rank, but when they joined forces, they could unleash power at the late-stage of the Nascent Soul level."

"Actually, Lingyi's idea was based on the Five Elements Spirit Puppet that her husband possessed back then."

As she spoke, Shan Lingyi shook her head: "It's a pity that my husband has not cultivated the Dao of Arrays, and there are no experts in the Dao of Arrays in the sect. If he wants to cultivate according to the Five Elements Spirit Puppet method, he will probably need some profound methods of the Dao of Arrays."

"What's so difficult about this?"

Li Qing chuckled: "Lingyi, you may not know this, but there is currently a master of array formations, the most skilled in this world, who is in seclusion within the sect."

"The most powerful array master in the world?"

Seeing Shan Lingyi's surprised look, Li Qing then explained the ancient teleportation array and the Baili family's affairs.

"Given the strength of that Elder Fuhua, he must have mastered many Five Elements Dao formation techniques."

While the two were talking.

A graceful figure in cyan light then floated down from the void.

"Congratulations, sister, on advancing to the peak of the mid-stage realm!"

After Mu Ziyu appeared and offered her congratulations, she spoke again: "Husband, the elders of the Baili Holy Clan have emerged from seclusion and are planning to pay their respects and bid you farewell."

"Here we are!"

Li Qing smiled and nodded: "Lingyi just happened to come with us to meet the elders of the Fuhua Sect!"

The three of them then left Qingyun Island and headed towards the council hall.

Inside the main hall.

Elder Fuhua and his entourage had been waiting for a long time.

"Why don't Elder Fuhua and his fellow Daoists continue their meditation for a while longer?"

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Qing spoke with a smile.

"We have already disturbed Fellow Daoist Qingxuan and your sect these past few days!"

Elder Fuhua chuckled, "Now that we have all recovered our strength, we will not disturb Fellow Daoist Qingxuan any longer." "Elder Fuhua, you are too kind. The Thousand Waters Spirit Control Sect will never forget your great kindness regarding the ancient teleportation array."

"Actually, we still have some things to take care of on this trip!"

Then Elder Fuhua revealed the real story: "When we came here, the Grand Elder made arrangements for us to visit several sects in the Inner Star Sea on behalf of our family."

"I see!"

Li Qing smiled and nodded.

He was not surprised at all by the news.

Although the Baili family resides in the Xuannan Continent, given their formidable family strength and resources, they must also have connections with some powerful forces in the Inner Star Sea.

The two worlds appear to be isolated from each other, but that only applies to ordinary sects and forces. Most of the powerful and top-tier forces within both worlds have secret interactions.

The fact that the Baili family was involved in the war against the heavens launched by the Ji family patriarch back then is enough to prove everything.

"In that case, I will not insist on keeping you here!"

Li Qing smiled and shook his head: "However, before Elder Fuhua leaves, I do have another matter that I need to ask for your help with."

"Oh?"

Elder Fuhua looked curious: "Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, please speak freely. We will certainly not refuse any task that is within our power."

"The main issue is my wife's spiritual practice, which still requires guidance from Elder Fuhua!"

Li Qing then bluntly stated the predicament that Shan Lingyi was currently facing.

"Spirit Puppet Incarnation, the Way of the Five Elements!"

Elder Fuhua exclaimed in admiration, "Fellow Daoist Linglong is truly remarkable, possessing such extraordinary skills!"

After offering his congratulations, Elder Fuhua smiled slightly and said, "Although this matter is not simple, it is really a small matter for me."

"Since this Fellow Daoist Linglong intends to create five elemental spirit puppet avatars so that they can unite to unleash greater power, ordinary array techniques are not suitable. Array techniques are relatively rigid and can easily damage the internal power of the spirit puppet avatars themselves."

"I happen to possess a technique called the Array Seed Method, which can be implanted into the body of a spirit puppet, allowing the internal power to nurture the array seed and thus achieve a union between the spirit puppet avatars."

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As Elder Fuhua and his entourage departed,

Shan Lingyi could no longer suppress the smile on her face.

"I never imagined that there were such agile array techniques in this world, capable of nurturing and strengthening a great array like a magic weapon, and releasing it at will!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qing chuckled: "The Baili family is revered as the number one formation saint family in the entire sealed land."

"If even they can't solve this problem, I'm afraid there's no way to solve it anywhere in the world!"

As they spoke, Li Qing continued, "What kind of spirit puppet avatar does Lingyi plan to refine next?"

"I plan to create a spirit puppet avatar based on fire-elemental spiritual objects!"

Without hesitation, Shan Lingyi replied, "I have accumulated enough experience from refining those fire-type spirit puppets before, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing chuckled lightly: "That is quite a coincidence."

With a gentle wave of his hand, three streaks of crimson light instantly appeared.

"These are several fire-elemental spiritual treasures that I collected from the opportunities presented by the South Sea Immortal Palace. They are all highly suitable for refining magical artifacts. You can use them to test them out. If they don't work, then the Daoyuan Merchant Guild can collect more for you."

"Thank you for your kindness, my husband!"

Shan Lingyi smiled as she accepted the three top-tier fire-type spiritual treasures: "I'm afraid I'll really have to use my husband's name to go to the Daoyuan Chamber of Commerce later. As my strength increases, my first two spirit puppet avatars should also be upgraded."

"This is also the power of the Spirit Puppet Avatar!" Li Qing nodded with a smile: "When you reach the peak of the late stage in the future, I can find you an object with the five elements as a foundation to strengthen the Spirit Puppet Avatar's foundation."

As if remembering something, Li Qing turned to look at Mu Ziyu: "It just so happens that I also have a special gift for you."

"Gift?"

Mu Ziyu smiled sweetly: "I no longer need to cultivate, what gift does my husband intend to give me?"

You'll definitely like this!

Li Qing smiled and waved again.

A special yellow mirror flew out, and deep within its ancient surface, a hazy yellow dragon roamed. It was the Yellow Dragon Mirror, the opportunity obtained from the Yellow Dragon Kingdom.

"This is a very special treasure of fortune. If there is a person with great fortune in the sect, the Yellow Dragon Mirror will naturally sense it!"

"Able to discover those with great fortune?"

Mu Ziyu's beautiful eyes lit up immediately.

In this way, she can promptly identify geniuses who can be nurtured with all her might, thereby helping them to grow faster.

"You can use this to relieve boredom from now on!" Li Qing chuckled.

In fact, he doesn't care about these things much anymore.

Even if one were to discover someone with great fortune, it would already be of little significance to them.

The world is in turmoil, and the unsealing is accelerating. It would take a long time to cultivate a person with great fortune from scratch, and it would be even more difficult to provide any assistance to him.

Just as Mu Ziyu was about to accept the Yellow Dragon Mirror with a smile.

At the same time, a new message arrived.

"My lord, the Heavenly Vein Sect requests an audience with you!"

Mu Ziyu held a sound transmission token in her hand, and a serious expression appeared on her beautiful face.

"The Heavenly Vein Sect?"

Li Qing's lips curled up slightly.

He was still considering what reason he should give to participate in the cataclysmic event in the Eastern Star Profound Sea, but he never expected that the Heavenly Vein Sect would come on its own initiative.

This saved him some energy.

"Just tell them I've finished my seclusion and to have the Heavenly Vein Sect come over."

Several days later.

A tan spirit boat sailed into the Thousand Waters Spirit Sect.

The council hall, which had just seen off the Baili family, welcomed another distinguished guest—the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Vein Sect.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Qingxuan!"

The Grand Elder of Fumai lowered his posture and took the initiative to bow with his hands clasped in greeting.

"Elder, there's no need for such formalities!"

Li Qing smiled and waved his hand: "Although our Thousand Waters Spirit Control Sect and the Heavenly Vein Sect belong to two different outer seas, our sea areas are connected, so we are not outsiders."

Upon hearing this, Elder Fumai was delighted. Such a friendly attitude immediately gave him a glimmer of hope.

"In fact, I have come here not only on behalf of the Heavenly Vein Sect, but also on behalf of the entire Eastern Star Profound Sea cultivation world, to seek help from Fellow Daoist Qingxuan!"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Elder Fumai directly stated his purpose.

"The Northern Demon Realm?" Li Qing asked.

"Indeed, that's not just a peak-level demonic sect, but equivalent to four peak-level demonic forces. The Four Symbols Demonic Sect is ambitious and unwilling to remain in the Northern Demonic Domain. They want to annex the Western Sea Domain where our Heavenly Vein Sect is located. If they succeed, the consequences will be unimaginable. Moreover, our Western Sea Domain is also connected to your sect."